The Kołos Medal (Polish: Medal im. Włodzimierza Kołosa) is a medal awarded every two years by the University of Warsaw and the Polish Chemical Society for distinction in theoretical or experimental physical chemistry. It was established in 1998 to commemorate the life and career of Włodzimierz Kołos, one of the founding fathers of modern quantum chemistry.
The medal features the picture of Kołos, his date of birth and death, the Latin inscriptions Societas Chimica Polonorum, Universitas Varsoviensis and Servire Veritatis Kołos Lectio Praemiumque as well as the name of the recipient.
Recipients The winners of the award so far have been: Year Name Country2024 Anna Krylov / / 2022 Jacek Klinowski 2017 Walter Thiel 2015Frederic Merkt 2013 Philip Coppens 2011Y. T. Lee 2009 Joachim Sauer 2007 Jeremy M. Hutson 2005 Jan Peter Toennies 2002 Paul von Ragué Schleyer 2000 Richard Bader 1998 Roald Hoffmann
Source: Warsaw University
See also
List of chemistry awards
References
External links Kołos Medal page